diff --git a/src/selection/Selection.js b/src/selection/Selection.js
index f94adc388a..66d08b8744 100644
--- a/src/selection/Selection.js
+++ b/src/selection/Selection.js
@@ -218,15 +218,15 @@ define(
          * @public
          */
         Selection.prototype.selectable = function (element, context, select) {
+            if (!this.isSelectable(element)) {
+                return () => {};
+            }
+
             let selectable = {
                 context: context,
                 element: element
             };
 
-            if (!this.isSelectable(element)) {
-                return () => {};
-            }
-
             var capture = this.capture.bind(this, selectable);
             var selectCapture = this.selectCapture.bind(this, selectable);